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2011 Yamaha YZ250F Web Impression – Dirt Rider Magazine

We slapped on our Dirt Rider edition Factory Effex graphics and hit the track to work in this bike to get some hours on it before shootout time. Can minimal changes make a difference? Stranger things have happened. SPECS MSRP*

First Impression: 2011 Honda CRF450R – Dirt Rider Magazine

It’s here! Honda’s 2011 CRF450R has officially landed in the states, and one of these dashing bikes is currently sitting in the Dirt Rider shop with traces of sweet loam underneath the fenders (not really, Jimmy washed it already for

2009 Honda CRF250R, First Test – Dirt Rider Magazine

When Honda released the dual exhaust CRF250R in 2006, its revolutionary stance in the MX world was easily noticed. The bike and its pipes have been a head-turner ever since. But now, with the CRF450R getting all the attention, what’s

2009 KTM 250 SX-F, First Test – Dirt Rider Magazine

We’ve always said KTMs run a hard line. Having “Ready to Race” as a company slogan tends to make that happen. And the SX series could be described (at least prior to 2009) as very aggressive and edgy. This different

2008 Suzuki RM-Z450 – Dirt Rider Magazine

The 2008 RM-Z450 proudly stood in the corner of a community center conference room. From a few yards in front of it, as Suzuki’s press representatives, Japanese engineers and PR gurus encircled me with greetings and salutations, I could almost

2008 Honda CRF450X – Dirt Rider Magazine

Since 2005 Honda has been satisfied with making very few changes to the 450X. Last year, the 250X got some updates and this year is the 450X’s turn. The big news is, of course, the addition of the steering damper

2009 Yamaha YZ450F First Ride – Dirt Rider Magazine

Yamaha wins the race to the showroom, but how’s the 2009 YZ450 at the track?Small changes highlight the 2009 Yamaha if you compare it to the upcoming Kawasaki KX450F and what we expect to be an all-new Honda CRF450R, but

2009 Honda CRF450R – Dirt Rider Magazine

If you could build the perfect motocross bike, what would it be? Well, since Honda essentially started from a clean slate when designing and testing the 2009 CRF450R, perfection is what its engineers were striving for.Honda sought to build “the

2009 Yamaha YZ250F, First Test – Dirt Rider Magazine

By comparison, the modifications and updates done to the 2009 Yamaha YZ250F may seem mild. Other brands are releasing much more made-over versions of their Lites-class weapons, and 450s are quite revolutionary this year. So why would you go to

2009 KTM 450 SX-F, First Test – Dirt Rider Magazine

Second in line for first new bike of 2009 is the KTM 450 SX-F. Once a fiercely hard-edged motocrosser, the new and improved KTM is showing a more refined compliance that should gain it some new track-addicted fans in 2009.Right

2009 Kawasaki KX250F, First Test – Dirt Rider Magazine

New bodywork and nitride-coated inner fork tubes are the first details of the 2009 Kawasaki KX250F to pique a gearhead’s curiosity, but the beauty is deeper than the green and black skin. For any beauty, a long-legged skeleton is a

2008 KTM 250 SX-F – Austrian Bike With More Than A Motor – Dirt Rider Magazine

2008 Suzuki RM-Z250 – RM-Z250′s Smooth And Torquey Motor – Dirt Rider Magazine

Last year, the all-new Suzuki RM-Z250 walked away as our clear-cut shootout winner (April ’07). Its first-year performance delivered a blow to the other contenders in the class with its aluminum-framed jump into the scene. Suzuki revved up the development

2008 Kawasaki KX450F – Dirt Rider Magazine

Life for manufacturers used to be easier when it came to selling motocross four-strokes. At one time both Yamaha and Honda dominated the market. But now every color has a 450F and they’re all great. It was rumored that Kawasaki

2008 Kawasaki KX250F – Dirt Rider Magazine

If you were to look to racing results, especially in outdoor motocross, to guide you in your dirt bike buying decisions, there would be a pretty heavy bias toward going green. Maybe even more so if you’re looking at a